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Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku should have been sent off for his kick on Gaetan Bong, the FA must take retrospective action and ban him

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Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku must face a three-match ban once the FA view replays of the incident between the Belgian and Brighton’s Gaetan Bong just before the only goal of the game.

The incident started with the usual jostling between players at a corner but turned into a much more serious clash.

Lukaku was impeded as the corner came in but his reaction was extreme, kicking out first with his right foot and then making full contact with his left foot somewhere quite painful.

Romelu Lukaku reacted in the extreme to pressure fromu00a0Gaetan Bong and kicked out twice
Romelu Lukaku reacted in the extreme to pressure from Gaetan Bong and kicked out twice
The pair went up for the ball, with Lukaku lashing out at the Brighton defender upon landing
The pair went up for the ball, with Lukaku lashing out at the Brighton defender upon landing
Lukaku repeated the motion twice in quick succession while focus was on Ashley Young (right)
Lukaku repeated the motion twice in quick succession while focus was on Ashley Young (right)

It was a violent act which would have resulted in a red card had referee Neil Swarbrick seen it.